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East Fishkill, NY - (11/29/16) -Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I - East Fishkill) is praising Governor Cuomo for his decision to veto a bill that would have given the music and video game industries $50 million in corporate welfare.

East Fishkill, NY - Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I - East Fishkill) is commending the East Fishkill Town Board for its decision to listen to the will of the people and stay below the tax cap in this year's budget. The town had been considering a budget that would exceed the tax cap, but decided to stay under the cap at last Thursday's meeting and to look at ways to make the town's Lime Kiln gym facility revenue neutral. On October 25, 2016 Lalor and East Fishkill Town Councilman Emanuele Marinaro released a statement opposing the plan to go over the cap.

As we celebrate the 241st birthday of the Marine Corps today, it is fascinating to explore why the smallest branch of the armed forces holds such a big place in American society.

To start, Marines historically have taken disproportionate casualties, a trend that has continued during the Global War on Terror. The Marine Corps makes up less than 11% of the U.S. military, but more than 23% of the Americans killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan are Marines.